Florence Nightingale Statue (1936-37)
David P. Edstrom
DESCRIPTION: 9-foot high by 3-foot by 4-foot figurative cast stone statue/sculpture
This historic sculpture has resided at its lakeside location since its installation in 1937. After years of deterioration and vandalism, it was restored in 2014 by Rosa Lowinger & Associates.
Edstrom's sculpture follows in the technical tradition of Ada May Sharpless' 1935 "Lady of the Lake"/"Nuestra Reina de Los Angeles" sculpture, at the edge of Echo Park lake in Los Angeles, in applying what was then the new techniques of cast stone and concrete material. A copy of this statue/sculpture, also titled Florence Nightingale Statue, resides at Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco, California.
This historic sculpture has resided at its lakeside location since its installation in 1937. After years of deterioration and vandalism, it was restored in 2014 by Rosa Lowinger & Associates.
Edstrom's sculpture follows in the technical tradition of Ada May Sharpless' 1935 "Lady of the Lake"/"Nuestra Reina de Los Angeles" sculpture, at the edge of Echo Park lake in Los Angeles, in applying what was then the new techniques of cast stone and concrete material. A copy of this statue/sculpture, also titled Florence Nightingale Statue, resides at Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco, California.
LOCATION: east end of lake, Lincoln Park, 3501 Valley Boulevard, East Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
DETAIL (restored 2014):
DEDICATION PLAQUE:
"Of the vast throng passing from the mystery of birth to the mystery of death, certainones so live that their needs become impressed upon the memory of the Race.AMONG THOSE WE NAME FLORENCE NIGHTINGALEwhose life has been, is today and will ever continue to be, a mighty influence againstMan's cruelty to Man. To her memory this statue symbolizing the protection of the flameof life is dedicated and to all those following in her footsteps in the care of the sick."
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALEBY DAVID EDSTROM1936 - 37
Erected by the Federal Art Project and sponsored bythe Hospital Council of Southern California
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALEBY DAVID EDSTROM1936 - 37
Erected by the Federal Art Project and sponsored bythe Hospital Council of Southern California